Simeon Casey (abt. 1832 - 1905)

Born about 1832 in Caseyville Township, St. Clair, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Tamer Jane (Nicholson) Thomas — married about 1860 (to before 1870) in Shannon, Missouri, United States [uncertain]

Husband of Laura (Livingston) Casey — married 1876 in Richwoods Township, Miller, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 31 Jul 1905 at about age 73 in Miller, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Simeon W. Casey was born in about 1832 in Jefferson County, Illinois.^[1]

Simeon spent his early years living on his family's farm in Jefferson County, Illinois. Sometime between 1840 and 1850, the Casey family moved with his family to Oregon County, Missouri, where he can be found with his parents and siblings in the 1850 census.^[2]

In about 1860, Simeon Casey married Tamer Jane Nicholson. The couple can be found living together in Birch Prairie Township, Shannon County, Missouri in the 1860 census.^[3]

In early 1861, Simeon and Tamer Jane welcomed their first child, a boy named James B. Casey.

Following the outbreak of hostilities in the Civil War in April 1861, Missouri, and particularly southern Missouri, where Simeon and most of his family lived, became a very dangerous place for Union sympathizers. During this time, several Caseys and DePriests are known to have returned to Jefferson County in Illinois, both for their family's safety, and to enlist in the Union army. Simeon was among them, enlisting in the Union Army on 13 Feb 1862 in Jefferson County, Illinois, where he was assigned to Co. F, 60th Regiment, Illinois Infantry.^[4]

Simeon and Tamer Jane's second child, named Simeon after his father, was born in Illinois on 25 Jun 1862.^[5]

Little is known of Simeon's Civil War service record, other than that he mustered out in November of 1865, not long after the birth of his and Tamer's third and last child together, Effie (born 14 Oct 1865).

After Simeon mustered out, he and his family re-settled in Richwoods, Missouri, which at that time was part of Miller County.^[6] Prolonged separation during the Civil War must have taken a toll on Simeon and Tamer's relationship, as they divorced sometime before 1870.

In 1870, we find Simeon living with young sons James and SImeon in their homeplace in Richwoods, along with his mother, Mary and newlyweds (younger brother) James Bowlin Casey and Polly (Burks) Casey.

TO BE CONTINUED...

Research Notes

Finding marriage dates for Simeon Casey has proven challenging. More work needs to go into documenting this. I hope to visit Shannon County, Missouri this summer and look at their old marriage books to see if any record can be found of his marriage to Tamer Jane Nicholson. McQueary-184 22:04, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Simeon Casey, The Miller County Autogram-Sentinel (Tuscumbia, Missouri) 03 Aug 1905, Thu
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZN-7J3 : 22 December 2020), Simon Casey in household of John C Casey, Oregon, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZL-S4X : 18 February 2021), Simeon Casey, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9GD-JNB : 4 December 2014), Simeon Casey, Private, Company F, 60th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M539 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 14; FHL microfilm 881,634.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #51915715
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M465-HZS : 3 January 2021), Simeon Casey, 1870.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Aaron Tassin for creating WikiTree profile Casey-840 through the import of John Nicholson (1821 - 1863).ged on Jun 22, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Aaron and others.